Problems with Blue Cross/Blue Shield (in Florida)?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I live in South Florida, and I’m shopping for insurance. An agent for one company (not BCBS) told me that a lot of hospitals in Florida are having problem with BCBS, and some even do not accept it.

I am very skeptical of this claim for the obvious reasons. I plan on calling some local hospitals during business hours tomorrow (I tried today but it’s too late) but I was wondering if maybe some Dopers can tell me their experiences, or perhaps even direct me to an online resource to help me confirm/debunk this claim.

Thanks! I am getting very confused and anxious about this.

2

I’ve had BCBS for years and I’ve never had any kind of problem with it for hospitalization or regular medical stuff. I’m in the Jacksonville area, if that matters.

3

I don’t know about hospital coverage, but I can tell you Eckerd and Walgreens don’t have a problem accepting it.

4

Dunno anything about S Fla, but I do know that some hospitals have begun to refuse certain BCBS plans elsewhere in the country due to the atitude of “We’re BCBS, if we say you’ll take $90/day for room and board, that’s what you’ll take”. The response has been “no, we won’t”. Try a more reputable company.